They await a speedy recovery and have him back pronto,” the band said in a Facebook post on Friday “Per Dusty’s request, ‘The show must go on!’’ Dusty’s cause of death was not immediately made known. “The members of ZZ Top, Billy, and Frank, would like to share that Dusty, their fearless Bass player, is on a short detour back to Texas to address a hip issue. A few shows ago, ZZ Top played a concert without Dusty, and his longtime guitar tech Elwood Francis filled in on bass. The news of Dusty’s passing comes less than two weeks after the band kicked off their 2021 U.S. Prince Markie Dee Dead: 5 Things To Know About The Fat Boys Rapper Who Died At 52ĭaniel Mickelson, 23, Dead: Kaia Gerber, Paris Hilton & More Stars Mourn The Rising Actor Search Hollywood Life Search Trending Navigation Trendingīiz Markie Dead: 'Just A Friend' Rapper Died At 57
That look - with all three members wearing dark sunglasses and the two frontmen sporting long, wispy beards - became so iconic as to be the subject of a New Yorker cartoon and a joke on "The Simpsons.Latest Hollywood Celebrity & Entertainment News Primary Menu Menu Close Menu When I first saw them, I thought, 'I hope these guys are not on the run, because that disguise is not going to work.'" These cats know their blues and they know how to dress it up.
Said Rolling Stones lead guitarist Keith Richards in introducing the band to the Hall: "These cats are steeped in the blues, so am I. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004. The band's 1976 Worldwide Texas Tour, with its iconic Texas-shaped stage festooned with cactuses, snakes and longhorn cattle, was one of the decade's most successful rock tours. The band went on to chart the hits "Tush" in 1975, "Sharp Dressed Man," "Legs" and "Gimme All Your Lovin'" in 1983, and "Rough Boy" and "Sleeping Bag" in 1985. Three years later it scored its breakthrough hit, "La Grange," which is an ode to the Chicken Ranch, a notorious brothel outside of a Texas town by that name. The band released its first album, titled "ZZ Top's First Album," in 1970. Fans can monitor the River Concerts Facebook page" - /RiverConcertsLR - "for the most up-to-date information."īorn Joe Michael Hill in Dallas, Hill, Gibbons and Beard formed ZZ Top in Houston in 1969. As soon as a decision is made we will notify ticket holders directly. They didn't give a cause of death, but a July 21 post on the band's website said Hill was "on a short detour back to Texas, to address a hip issue."Īt that time, the band said its longtime guitar tech, Elwood Francis, would fill in on bass, slide guitar and harmonica.Īs part of the current tour, ZZ Top is scheduled to perform Tuesday at Little Rock's First Security Amphitheater.Ĭurtis Pinkerton of concert promoter Awakening Events said in a Wednesday afternoon email that the status of the concert was uncertain: "For now we join the family, friends and fans in mourning the passing of Dusty Hill. In their Facebook post, guitarist Billy Gibbons and drummer Frank Beard said Hill died in his sleep. HOUSTON - ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill, one of the Texas blues rock trio's bearded figures, died at his Houston, Texas, home, the band announced Wednesday.
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